Hillside Church is governed by the congregation with the leadership of an elder board, including the pastor. Our elders serve terms and are selected by our congregation.
Our current elder team is: Daniel Owen, Robert Pinion, Alan Mckee and Adrian Bright, along with our new interim pastor, Larry Chell.
Pastor Joe Tschirhart has officially retired as of December 2025. He has ministered at Hillside Church since 1997. A graduate from Dallas Theological Seminary, Pastor Tschirhart has considered the scriptures and his relationship to Jesus Christ as Savior, keys to ministering to our church community here at Hillside.
We are now welcoming our new interim pastor, Larry Chells. He and his wife Joyce have recently moved to Tahlequah and will begin ministering starting the second week of April, 2026.